MGLS Global Leadership and Strategy at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Global Leadership and Strategy is a global cohort executive leadership and strategy program that centers on development of your advanced capabilities to conceptualize and deliver profitable growth, along with the competencies to lead strategy execution efforts in a complex and constantly changing global environment.

Faculty: Thunderbird School of Global Management | Department: Thunderbird School of Global Management | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

30 credit hours including the required capstone course (TGM 606) Required Core (5 credit hours) TGM 601 Megatrends: Understanding Future Drivers and their Influencers (5) Other Requirements (20 credit hours) TGM 602 Sustainable Futures: Building, Tapping and Creating Shared Value in a Changing World (5) TGM 603 Shaping Markets: Market Entry and Winning Strategies (5) TGM 604 Capturing Dividends: Finding, Fostering and Exploiting New Insights (5) TGM 605 Deliver Results I: Resourcing and Influencing to Maximize Impact (5) Culminating Experience (5 credit hours) TGM 606 Delivering Results II: Peak Dynamism Execution and Comprehensive Debrief (5) Additional Curriculum Information Other Requirements courses may be substituted with approval of the academic unit.

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Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Applicants must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any subject from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. Applicants are required to submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts professional resume letter of intent or written statement admission interviews proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency. Applicants should be of high potential (i.e., selected by their organization as being on a trajectory to senior executive positions), and they must have at least eight years of leadership or executive experience.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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